MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker is telling Republican state Assembly members that he supports a plan making it easier to fire state workers as part of a rewrite of the law governing the hiring and firing process. Walker spoke about the plan during a 15-minute speech to Assembly Republicans on Thursday. Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke and Sen. Roger Roth are preparing a bill that would eliminate exams […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court could decide whether sentencing judges are violating the rights of convicted criminals by using a software tool that assesses their potential risk to reoffend. Questions arose about the assessments when a La Crosse County judge used the tool to decide probation wasn't a good alternative for Eric Loomis, who was convicted of driving a vehicle without the owner's consent and fleeing from […]
Local law enforcement agencies are asking residents to zip through their medicine cabinets and zip down to their local drug drop box and empty pill bottles into a zip-lock bag and deposit the drugs for disposal on or before September 30, 2015. Fond du Lac County residents are fortunate to have a way to properly dispose of medications. Fond du Lac County has six drug drop boxes, three alone […]
Nobody was injured in a fire that destroyed a garage and damaged in home in the town of Ripon. Firefighters were called to the scene at W 14330 Brookwood Court about 4pm Wednesday. In addition to Ripon firefighters, mutual aid was provided by Oshkosh, Princeton, Utica, Eldorado, Lamartine and Brandon-Fairwater. Nobody was injured. The cause of the fire is not believed to be suspicious, but remains under investigation. Nobody was […]
On Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at 8:04 am the Fond du Lac County 911 Center received a report of a motor vehicle crash on Hwy 26 at CTH TC in the town of Springvale. Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Deputies, Wisconsin State Patrol, Rosendale Fire Dept and First Responders, Lifestar EMS and the Fond du Lac County Highway Dept responded. Investigation indicates a car driven by a 20 year old […]
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Funeral arrangements have been made for Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Patrick Crooks, who died Monday in his chambers at the state Capitol. He was 77. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at St. Matthew Parish in Allouez on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. Visitation will be Friday at Newcomer Funeral Home in Green Bay from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. and at the church […]
Political observers say they were surprised how quickly Governor Scott Walker dropped out of the presidential race. Walker announced he was suspending his campaign Monday… only 70 days after officially getting into the race. Wispolitics.com editor J.R. Ross says he can’t remember the last time a candidate who was on top of the polls entering the face…fell so quickly out of favor. 'That's a good question and we've seen flame-outs […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Governor Scott Walker plans to make his first public appearance since dropping out of the presidential race. Spokeswoman Jocelyn Webster says Walker will appear Friday in Beaver Dam to celebrate the anniversary of a local business. Walker abruptly dropped out of the presidential race on Monday.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrats are calling on Gov. Scott Walker to pay for travel costs for his security team incurred while running for president now that his campaign has ended. Two Democratic state lawmakers on Wednesday called for Walker to repay state taxpayers for travel costs associated with security provided by the State Patrol when he was running for president in South Carolina, Iowa, New Hampshire and elsewhere across […]